NAC English Theatre Tickets

Very moving story! Highly recommended for all ages and any one with a dream

More than expected. Not just a piano duo but a comedy as well. Very able concert pianists turned a concert into an enjoyable comedy as well.

Highly entertaining! As a former piano student and teacher I could fully identify with many of the moments portrayed in this show. Wonderful performances by Dykstra and Greenblatt. They are natural comedians, actors and pianists.

Everyone who has ever taken a piano lesson (or perhaps other lessons) will be highly entertained by this proudly Canadian production. Richard and Ted are incredible musicians and great comedic actors as well. I went with two other people and we all laughed out loud. At intermission someone remarked how much people were talking to each other during the various skits and I'm sure it's because the situations were so easy to relate to. The music was wonderful - even listening to formula patterns, scales and arpeggios - and so well done. We three all agreed that "Sheep May Safely Graze" was one of the musical highlights.

humourous, extremely talented individuals; all members of our party enjoyed the evening; a perfect way to wrap up a long, busy week. Highly recommend.

2 pianos 4 Hands is a cleverly conceived play delivered with great enthusiasm. The acting was very polished and professional. A poignant story of the trials and tribulations of an aspiring piano student.

Ted & Richard put on a great show - I only wish I had seen it sooner...I'd have attended again with my kids. The show brought laughter and great music - you don't have to be a classical music afficionado to enjoy it. Very accessible to a broad audience. Wonderful evening.

Love the title. Loved the performance (piano and comedy blended together). Love to laugh and I did just that.

I was completely engaged from the moment Richard and Ted took the stage, and when they left at intermission, I don't think I stopped grinning the whole time. They are the original "2P4H guys", and you should drop everything to go see them. If you took music lessons - especially piano - you'll find it far more entertaining than if you didn't, but it's not just for a music fan.

Great Canadian play! Enjoyable for all those who can relate to earlier pop culture and who have had the experience of striving for perfection in their younger days. Great comedy, great music, great performances! Makes me proud to be Canadian!

This is the second time seeing the show. we Loved it!

One of the best live performances of anything I've ever seen. Especially if you love music and have ever had music lessons as a youth.

We had previously seen the musical Oliver in London, England 15 years ago. So we were really looking forward to seeing it again. We were very disappointed! First of all, casting the children's roles with adults was totally wrong. Also, we felt the man who played Oliver was very weak and poorly cast. Most of the singers were not strong singers and certainly didn't come close to the level of musical talent that we have come to expect from musical productions. Usually, you are taken away with the emotions of the musice. I was not. Most of the actors could not immitate a British accent either. I would not recommend this production.

I was disapointed in the fact that they used adults to play the roll of children, I think it would of be a more memorable play if they had used child actors and it would of been more heart felt, after all it is about child poverity and how to survive in the streets in London back in that decade.

I went with my daughter and we both enjoyed the show very much. The format and setting was great. It was a bit odd that Oliver and the other kids looked much older than 13 but still, the show was excellent, well worth seeing.

My husband and I really enjoyed the Muscial Play Oliver. We were so captivated that we were very surprise of how fast it went. The Actors were very talented and their voices so beautiful.

The set was unusual and worked brilliantly. Our children loved it also

Kudos to the cast, but a thumbs down to the casting. Oliver a grown black man and the Artful Dodger a young woman? Too distracting, and this took away from the story. Bright spot: Fagin, brilliantly played by Joey Tremblay.

I have loved the Oliver Musical right from when I was eight years old in 1968 when the movie first came out. It's always been one of my favourites. I love live theatre and the whole feeling of immediacy with the actors live on stage. I enjoyed the production very much and while it wasn't the best production I've ever seen, I did enjoy many aspects of the show. I thought the three musicians did a great job handling all the musical demands on them. One played flute, clarinet, and bass clarinet. Another played cello and the other played piano, accordion and percussion. Bravo to them! As a musician myself, I thought they were very good. It took a while to get used to not seeing young boys in the orphan roles but I got used to it. Also it was different having a woman play the Artful Dodger but I thought she did a great job of it. I thought the role of Oliver was miscast not so much the fact that he was black but just the way he did the role so meekly without much backbone. He wasn't a strong singer either. I think Oliver should have been portrayed as much stronger to persevere the way he did. Also it was a stretch of the imagination to imagine him as thirteen years old and being Mr. Brownlow's grandson. The woman doing Nancy for the Friday matinee sang a bit off key but I guess she wasn't the one who did the role regularly. Most of the cast were strong singers however and I loved the version of "I'm reviewing the situation" with Fagin and Mike Tremblay's expert clarinet playing with his wailing tone so characteristic of the old Jewish music. I also thought they did a wonderful rendition of "Who will buy?" which is my favourite song of all. Always has been. The flirting scene of Mr. Bumble with Mrs. Sowerberry made me squirm with discomfort a little. I didn't like it much at all. They didn't have that in the movie and I'm glad. The set was very minimal but I thought they were innovative using the giant tables as walls, beds, etc. The lighting was excellent and made us forget that the set was so basic. Like I said, not the best production ever but not the worst and an enjoyable way to spend a dreary, cold winter afternoon. A nice birthday present to myself.

It was a blast from the past hearing all those memorable songs. I particularily liked the scene with the flower seller, milk seller etc. and Oliver in his bed at Mr. Brownlee's house. It was very nicely done. The Artful Dodger and Fagin were masterfully played, and Oliver was believable as the wide eyed innocent. Mr. and Mrs. Bumble provided some wonderful comic relief in an often grim story of the life of an orphan in the Victorian age. The thrust stage was very effective and live musical accompaniment superb. The artful Dodger's opening dance routine set the right playful tone as did the later sequence in Fagin's den for pickpockets. A very enjoyable show overall. Stronger singing from the main characters would have have made it even better.